During the Anti-Japanese War, General Xu made many historic contributions to the cause of national reunification. After the founding of New China, he was awarded a rank by the state and became a veritable general. When General Xu was seriously ill in his later years, the country was actively promoting cremation. In principle, anyone who dies must be cremated and cannot be buried as before. Other founding generals were cremated according to the requirements of the country, and no one wanted to violate the order of the country. So, why did General Xu Youshi insist on burial?
Before he died, he wrote a letter to the national leader. He said he joined the army a long time ago and fought with organizations everywhere. He never had a chance to go back and have any communication with his mother in his hometown. General Xu has worked hard for the revolutionary cause for so many years, but he always feels guilty about his mother. He felt that he had not fulfilled his due filial piety, and hoped that he could keep his body intact after his death and accompany his mother to the grave. General Xu's request was finally approved by the state. After the burial, his relatives did not erect a tombstone or make any changes to the cemetery as required by the state. Even so, many people came to visit and mourn. They told the leaders that the absence of tombstones was very unfavorable for mourning. Finally, General Wang Zhen personally presented a tombstone for Xu Li, and asked the painter to personally write seven words, the tomb of Comrade Xu.
It has always been said that there are some special treasures in General Xu's grave, and there is a tradition of placing funerary objects in the grave in China since ancient times. In the tomb of General Xu, there are radios he used before his death, pistols he used before his death and 100 yuan. These are the relics of General Xu, and it is appropriate to put them in the grave.